A south Hall County manufacturer has begun recruiting the first workers for a $77 million expansion expected to create about 120 jobs, opening another advanced-manufacturing option within commuting distance of Buford, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.
VDL Industries Gainesville is expanding its operation at 5459 Aloha Way in Oakwood. The company plans to purchase and enlarge the building it now leases, add large-scale milling equipment and expand its cleanroom for manufacturing systems used by the semiconductor industry.
Construction is expected to be completed in 2028. VDL currently employs about 70 people at the plant, so the full expansion would bring its local workforce to roughly 190 if all 120 planned positions are created. Those jobs will arrive in phases rather than as 120 immediate openings.
The first jobs are open
Recent recruiting activity shows that the hiring phase has begun. VDL’s careers page is the place to check current openings and application instructions. Hiring categories include production-floor, engineering, quality-control, purchasing, logistics and management work…